NEW YORK, Oct. 11, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Dukas Public
Relations (DPR) today announced that it has been selected by JMP
Group Inc. (NYSE: JMP), a publicly held investment banking and
asset management firm, as its agency of record. DPR will focus
primarily on securing national top-tier business media coverage, an
approach for which the agency is best known.
"While we're already well-regarded by many corporate executives
and dealmakers, we want to increase our recognition among
institutional investors, corporate board members, and other key
members of the business community," said Carter Mack, president of JMP Group Inc. "We
chose Dukas because of the firm's track record of generating
superior results, its impressive national media contacts, and its
high level of client service."
Through strategic and thoughtful media outreach initiatives, DPR
will expand and strengthen JMP's already strong reputation in the
marketplace. DPR has tremendous experience advising and broadening
awareness of leading financial services and asset management firms,
including GAMCO, Raymond James and
BlueMountain Capital Management.
Headquartered in San Francisco,
JMP Group, through its middle-market investment banking arm, JMP
Securities, provides equity research, institutional sales and
trading, equity and debt underwriting, and M&A advisory
services to clients in four broad, high-growth industries:
technology, healthcare, financial services and real estate.
"We are extremely pleased that JMP has joined our client
roster," said Richard Dukas, DPR
president and CEO. "It is a testament to our proactive style, our
understanding of the capital markets, and our ability to cultivate
relationships with the country's leading financial media."
About JMP Group
JMP Group Inc. (NYSE: JMP) is a full-service investment banking
and asset management firm that provides investment banking, sales
and trading, and equity research services to corporate and
institutional clients and alternative asset management products to
institutional and high-net-worth investors. JMP Group operates
through three subsidiaries: JMP Securities, Harvest Capital
Strategies and JMP Credit Advisors. For more information, visit
www.jmpg.com.
Dukas Public Relations is an award-winning public relations
agency that excels at developing and implementing high-impact media
coverage for financial and professional services firms, as well as
a variety of technology companies. DPR has earned a number of
awards, including being winning consecutive Bulldog Awards gold
medals for best investment banking and financial services
campaigns; and consecutively being ranked as one of Inc. Magazine's
5,000 fastest growing, privately owned companies in 2008, 2009 and
2010.
Press Contacts: Zach
Leibowitz/Brad Nelson
Zach@dukspr.com; brad@dukaspr.com
212-704-7385
SOURCE Dukas Public Relations